Once you’ve achieved a successful build, the resulting `.eopkg` files will be moved to the current directory, along with the machine file, `pspec_*.xml` (currently `pspec_x86_64.xml`). We recommending checking the contents of your
generated eopkg file(s) to ensure everything is located in the appropriate locations. You can do this by using `lseopkg file_name.eopkg`.
### Patches
When sending patches to include your package in our repo, note that we do not accept binary files. We will need the `package.yml`, the `pspec_*.xml`, the `Makefile`, any ABI files generated, as well as the `files/` directory if applicable included within
the patch. These patches are required to be [git format patches](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch) and submitted to the Patch Submissions Tag, in Maniphest, on our [Developer Portal](https://dev.solus-project.com).
To generate a patch, first ensure your package directory is a git repo by running `git init`. Next, use `git add filename` to add files, where filename is, for example, the package.yml. Next, do `git commit` and write an appropriate commit message,
such as "Initial commit of packagename".
Once a git commit is made, use `git format-patch -n1` to create a .patch file.
### Maintainership
Submission directly to a repository is only possible for maintainers. As a maintainer you may freely push to your package(s) and initiate builds for them, which will be pushed to the unstable repository. You can watch builds [here](https://build.solus-project.com/).
Pushing changes is not possible unless you have maintainer access. The same is also true of `make publish`.
To request maintainer rights for a repository, it is expected that some level of contribution/maintenance has already happened by way of testing/patching, and there is reasonable trust demonstrated to "hand the keys" over to a repository.
Currently, the request mechanism [contact Ikey on IRC](/articles/contributing/getting-involved/en). It is far easier to grant access to active community members than those unknown to the project.
